IC410 BicolorPosted By Charles Hakes |
That is a nice color combination. Good amount of time on them too.
Posts Made By: Charles Hakes
November 18, 2008 03:20 AM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
November 21, 2008 03:51 AM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
First Light with the NP101, The Witches Broom in BPosted By Charles Hakes |
Great first light there. Looks like you will enjoy the scope.
November 23, 2008 05:11 AM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus in Canon P & S digiPosted By Charles Hakes |
That is nice - REALLY wide. You can see both M31 and the double easily, and I suspect that other things would show up if I knew just where to look. If you had moved at bit "up" I am sure M33 would be there too.
I would only wonder about the 2.8 to know if the stars are still round. My experience with "regular" (Canon) lenses is that stopping down wouldn't hurt. I have done some shots with a point and shoot, but never tried combining/post-processing anything. May be something to do now that it is dark so much.
Charlie
I would only wonder about the 2.8 to know if the stars are still round. My experience with "regular" (Canon) lenses is that stopping down wouldn't hurt. I have done some shots with a point and shoot, but never tried combining/post-processing anything. May be something to do now that it is dark so much.
Charlie
November 23, 2008 05:17 AM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
Large Magellanic CloudPosted By Charles Hakes |
Great shot. One of these years I want to see this thing in person...
Charlie
Charlie
November 23, 2008 05:50 AM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
focus reducersPosted By Charles Hakes |
My experience with focal reducers is that it would depend on your scope and CCD combination. If your chip is not that large, then you will be staying near the center of your scopes "sweet spot" and you likely would not notice any problems, just a wider field of view. If your chip is larger, then you might notice some star flair or other effects. The moon would be a large/challenging target for my camera.
Charlie
Charlie
November 25, 2008 01:02 PM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
SaturnPosted By Charles Hakes |
Thanks for the comments all. I have played with some de-convolution, but with mixed success. In this particular case I will blame most of the problem on seeing. This is also a real "stretch" to my processing abilities, as all of the central detail is WAY brighter than anything in the background.
Charlie
Charlie
November 25, 2008 01:14 PM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
NGC281 Tri-Color Narrow BandPosted By Charles Hakes |
Nice, Floyd. Looks like that scope is working great for you. I also like the palette variety, and yes, that sure sounds like a lot of time! Will there be regular RGB on this target too? I'll bet it wouldn't take nearly that long to add star colors.
Charlie
Charlie
November 25, 2008 01:19 PM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
Sharpless 132 - CepheusPosted By Charles Hakes |
Great shot. I really like the colors in the stars - looks like you got the mix just right.
Charlie
Charlie
November 25, 2008 06:59 PM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
Horse head at 0.6"Posted By Charles Hakes |
Nice catch. Looks like things were working well for you.
Charlie
Charlie
November 27, 2008 10:42 PM
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CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky
NGC1333/VDB17Posted By Charles Hakes |
You are right - there sure is a lot of stuff going on around there. I don't see any gradients, or other various "nightmares," so you did a good job with the processing. Looks nice.
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